Friday, August 5, 2016

My trip to the Farmer's Market last Saturday yielded a bag of fresh, juicy peaches and before they could be all used up, I wanted to bake something delicious with a few of them. I decided to make this quick and easy recipe for Peach Struesel Bread and it definately was a good choice. It is full of peach goodness and moist on the inside, with a crunchy and sweet oatmeal streusel topping. It's absolutely perfect for breakfast or a snack on a summer day. I found this recipe does not use very much sugar at all, letting the natural sweetness of the fruit shine through, but to lighten things up even more, I used Splenda brown sugar.

There is something magical about summer baking when it starts with a trip to the Farmer's Market for in season, freshly picked fruit and ends with something delicious right from your kitchen.

Coat loaf pan with baking spray. In a large bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Make a well in the center of mixture. In another bowl combine milk, egg, oil, brown sugar and vanilla. Add wet ingredients to flour mixture and stir until just combined. Gently fold in peaches. Pour into prepared loaf pan.

For streusel topping: In a small bowl whisk together oats, brown sugar and cinnamon. Cut butter in small chunks and cut into oat mixture until it forms coarse crumbs. Sprinkle on top of batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool and remove from pan. Enjoy!

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